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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-07-24 09:54:23 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-07-24 09:54:44 +0000 |
commit | 836b47cb7e99a977c5a23b059ca1d0b5065d310e (patch) | |
tree | 1604da8f482d02effa033c94a84be42bc0c848c3 /packaging/installer/UPDATE.md | |
parent | Releasing debian version 1.44.3-2. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 1.46.3.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md b/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md index 7275ee524..94faa881b 100644 --- a/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md +++ b/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ you installed. If you opted out of automatic updates, you need to update your Ne or stable version. You can also [enable or disable automatic updates on an existing install](#control-automatic-updates). > 💡 Looking to reinstall the Netdata Agent to enable a feature, update an Agent that cannot update automatically, or -> troubleshoot an error during the installation process? See our [reinstallation doc](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md) +> troubleshoot an error during the installation process? See our [reinstallation doc](/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md) > for reinstallation steps. Before you update the Netdata Agent, check to see if your Netdata Agent is already up-to-date by clicking on the update @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ installation script in dry-run mode to attempt to determine what method to use t command: ```bash -wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --dry-run +wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://get.netdata.cloud/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --dry-run ``` Note that if you installed Netdata using an installation prefix, you will need to add an `--install-prefix` option @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ If you installed Netdata using an installation prefix, you will need to add an ` that prefix to this command to make sure it finds Netdata. ```bash -wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh +wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://get.netdata.cloud/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh ``` ### Issues with older binpkg installs @@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ On such installs, you can update Netdata using your distribution package manager The update process outlined above suffers from the same issues that installing on hosts without IPv4 connectivity does, and requires similar workarounds. For more details check [the explanation in our install -documentation](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/README.md#installs-on-hosts-without-ipv4-connectivity). +documentation](/packaging/installer/README.md#installs-on-hosts-without-ipv4-connectivity). ### If the kickstart script does not work If the above command fails, you can [reinstall -Netdata](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md#one-line-installer-script-kickstartsh) to get the latest version. This -also preserves your [configuration](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md) in `netdata.conf` or other files just like updating +Netdata](/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md#one-line-installer-script-kickstartsh) to get the latest version. This +also preserves your [configuration](/docs/netdata-agent/configuration/README.md) in `netdata.conf` or other files just like updating normally would, though you will need to specify any installation options you used originally again. ## Docker @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ docker rm netdata ``` You can now re-create your Netdata container using the `docker` command or a `docker-compose.yml` file. See our [Docker -installation instructions](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/docker/README.md#create-a-new-netdata-agent-container) for details. +installation instructions](/packaging/docker/README.md#create-a-new-netdata-agent-container) for details. ## macOS @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ brew upgrade netdata ``` Homebrew downloads the latest Netdata via the -[formulae](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/netdata.rb), ensures all dependencies are met, +[formulae](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/n/netdata.rb), ensures all dependencies are met, and updates Netdata via reinstallation. If you instead installed Netdata using our one-line installation script, you can use our [regular update @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ instructions](#updates-for-most-systems) to update Netdata. ## Manual installation from Git -If you installed [Netdata manually from Git](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md), you can run that installer again +If you installed [Netdata manually from Git](/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md), you can run that installer again to update your agent. First, run our automatic requirements installer, which works on many Linux distributions, to ensure your system has the dependencies necessary for new features. @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ located in the same directory as the main `netdata.conf` file. This file uses PO variables that are used by the updater. This configuration file can be edited [using our `edit-config` -script](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md). +script](/docs/netdata-agent/configuration/README.md). The following configuration options are currently supported: @@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ The following configuration options are currently supported: as a scheduled task. This random delay helps avoid issues resulting from too many nodes trying to reconnect to the Cloud at the same time. The default value is 3600, which corresponds to one hour. Most users should not ever need to change this. +- `NETDATA_MAJOR_VERSION_UPDATES`: If set to a value other than 0, then new major versions will be installed + without user confirmation. Must be set to a non-zero value for automated updates to install new major versions. - `NETDATA_NO_SYSTEMD_JOURNAL`: If set to a value other than 0, skip attempting to install the `netdata-plugin-systemd-journal` package on supported systems on update. This optional package will be installed by default on supported systems by the updater if this option is not set. Only affects systems using native packages. |